The Neches Tigers will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Rocksprings Angoras at 6:00 p.m. on February 23rd. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Neches extended their postseason success on Tuesday against Brookeland. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 62-32 victory over the Wildcats. Neches has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 contests by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Rocksprings entered their tilt with McMullen County with 13 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 14. Rocksprings took down McMullen County 48-33 on Tuesday. Given Rocksprings' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 277th, while McMullen County is ranked 699th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rocksprings had a senior duo take command as Ava Grooms dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds and Claire Burleson scored 14 points along with eight assists and eight steals. Burleson has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 14 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Alektra Hernandez, who scored nine points.
Neches has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-7 record this season. As for Rocksprings, their victory bumped their record up to 33-4.
Neches strolled past Rocksprings in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 by a score of 60-43. Does Neches have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rocksprings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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